PROJECT MANAGER / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SOLAR + BESS (M/F/D) 80-100%

Our Energy division is tasked with optimising all activities related to energy production and energy management, particularly the generation of renewable energy from biomass, wind power, hydropower, photovoltaics, and geothermal energy. To strengthen our project management team, we are looking for a

Profile

• Engineering degree (FH/HES or ETH/EPF) with several years of experience in managing infrastructure projects as well as collaborating with strategic partners and clients.

• Management of projects as client (Maître d'Ouvrage) in the field of photovoltaics and/or battery energy storage systems (BESS) at industrial and commercial sites.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in this environment and the ability to successfully represent projects with high added value to clients and potential partners.

• Thanks to strong leadership skills, management of all project aspects (financial, contractual, and technical) as well as ensuring coordination of all internal and external stakeholders up to commissioning.

• Result- and customer-oriented approach as well as a strong affinity for business development: structuring offers, preparing dossiers, client relations, negotiation, and building sustainable partnerships with installers and engineering firms.

• Excellent negotiation, analytical, and synthesis skills as well as confident oral and written communication, including with contacts at executive level with clients and partners.

• Enjoyment of teamwork while also being capable of leading projects independently and responsibly.

• Ability to operate in an informal and rapidly changing environment and to quickly integrate technological innovations and new business models, especially in the area of energy flexibility and energy storage.

• You want to engage in projects that contribute to reducing our emissions and the energy transition.

• The position is based in Zurich; you report hierarchically to our parent company in Morges. Your area of activity covers the entire German-speaking part of Switzerland as well as Ticino.

• With French or German as your mother tongue, you are perfectly bilingual. Knowledge of Italian is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support market prospecting and the development of innovative solutions.

• Qualification of potential projects and responsibility for preparing offers, including responding to tenders for projects with various technologies, focusing on photovoltaics.

• Involvement of the necessary specialists to consolidate all decision-making and project definition bases.

• Overall responsibility as client (Maître d'Ouvrage) for all project phases: studies, cost estimates, obtaining official permits, preparation of detailed financial plans, tenders, ensuring investment financing, implementation, and commissioning.

• Participation in presenting the solution and offer to the client, preparing the corresponding contracts, and leading contract negotiations up to signing.

• Ensuring proper implementation of projects and coordination of contracted companies up to acceptance of the completed installations.

• Coordination of interfaces between clients, partners, and internal teams (engineering, legal, finance, operations) to secure project scope, scheduling, risks, and contractual obligations.

• Responsibility for contract drafting with partners (tenders, offer comparisons, negotiations, awards) as well as introduction of performance monitoring (quality, safety, deadlines, costs) in the sense of continuous improvement.

Work location: Zurich

Start date: by arrangement